Farm-gate.



No. 810,213. PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906. J. M MYERS,

FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14. 1905.

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F'I'Gmi.

PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

J. M. MYERS.

FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1996.

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lNvEN-roR. JAco A. MYERS;

JACOB A. MYERS, or ST. Louis, MISSOURI.

FARM-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Application filed August 14, 1905. serial No. 274,177.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB A. MYERS, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Farm-Gates, of which the following is a specification,containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to a farm-gate; and the object of my invention isto provide a gate with a system of levers whereby said gate is swungupwardly into an open position very easily and with little exertion.

My invention consists of certain novel features of construction andarrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more clearly set forth,pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a gate of my improvedconstruction. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the gate seen in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2and showing the pivoted end of the gate in normal position and dottedlines showing the gate in an open position. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectiontaken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectiontaken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the baseof my improved gate, which is preferably a platform of timbers set intothe ground, and at one end of said base are the vertically-arrangeddouble posts 2, which are arranged opposite one another at the sides ofthe base 1. The upper ends of these pairs of posts 2 are framed togetherby a cross-bar 3, the ends of which project beyond the upper ends of theposts 2. Depending from each end of the cross-bar 3 is a pair of hangers4, and pivotally arranged between the lower ends of these hangers arelevers 5, which extend outwardly some distance from said hangers 4, andthe outer ends of said levers are provided with the grooved pulleys 6.The inner ends of the levers 5 pass between the members of posts 2 andterminate a short distance from the center line between them. Secured tothe extreme outer ends of the cross-bar 3 are the grooved pulleys 7, andarranged in a suitable hanger 8, immediately beneath the center of thecross bar 3, is a pair of grooved pulleys 9. Rigidly fixed to the base 1between the posts 2 and slightly to one side of the center line betweensaid posts is a-single post 10, which is approximately as high as is anordinary fencepost, and journaled in the lower end of said post 10 isone end of a horizontal shaft 11, the opposite end of which is journaled in a bearing 12, which is adjacent the lower ends of one of theposts 2 and which is fixed to the base 1. Fixed to this shaft 11 a shortdistance from the post 10 is the lower rear corner of the rectangulargate-frame 13, which frame is provided with suitable cross-bars, such as14, and wires, such as 15.

The rear bar 16 of the gate-frame occupies a vertical position parallelwith the post 10 a short distance to one side thereof, and pivoted tothe rear bar 16 at a point just above the center thereof is avertically-extending link 17, the upper end of which terminates inapproximately the same plane as that occupied by the top rail of thegate-frame l3. Pivotally secured to the upper end of this link 17 is theupper end of a similar link 18, that extends downwardly and is pivotallyconnected at its lower end to a bolt 19, that is fixed in the post 10 inalinement with the lower pivot-point of the link 17. Pivotally securedto this bolt 19 is the upper rear end of a link 20, that extendsforwardly and downwardly from the post 10, its lower end being pivotallyconnected by means of a bolt 21 to the upper rear end of a Similar link22, the lower forward end of which is pivotally connected at 23 to thelower rail of the gateframe 13. Pivotally connected to the bolt 21 isthe lower end of a vertically-arranged link 24, the upper end of whichis pivotally connected, by means of a bolt 25, to the lower rear end ofa link 26, the upper end of which is pivotally connected to the upperends of the links 17 and 18.

All of the links just described are approximately of uniform length andwidth, and the pivot-point 23 is the same distance away from the shaft11 as is the bolt 19 and the pivot-point of the lower end of the link17.

Then the gate is closed, the bolt 21 occupies a position just past thecenter or below a line drawn through the pivot-point 23 and the bolt 19,and when the gate is open the pivot-point for the upper endsof the links17,

18, and 26 occupies a similar position just below the center or below aline drawn through the pivot-point of the lower end of the link 17 andthe pivot-point 23. This arrangement prevents the opening or closing ofthe gate unless the proper devices, hereinafter explained, aremanipulated to operate the links and bring the specified pivot-pointsinto positions above the center lines.

Secured to loops carried by the inner ends of the levers 5 are the upperends of rods 27 the lower ends of which are pivotally connected to thecross-bar 14 of the gate-frame that is adjacent the rear bar 16.Pivotally connected to a bolt 28, that is fixed to the link 24 a shortdistance below the bolt 25, is the lower end of a short rod 29. Securedto ahook 30, that is formed integral with the upper end of this rod 29,are the lower ends of a pair of cords or cables 31, that extend upwardlyover the grooved pulleys 9 in opposite directions and from thenceoutwardly over the grooved pulleys 7 and from thence to and around thegrooved pulleys 6 and thence downwardly, and the lower ends of saidcords or cables are provided with suitable handles 32. v

The operation of my improved gate is as follows: The levers 5 extendoutwardly from the gate a sui'licient distance so that the handles 32 onthe ends of the cords 31 may be engaged by a person seated in a vehicleand driving toward the gate. To open the gate, the handle 32 is engagedand the corresponding cord 31 is pulled downwardly. The first pullbrings the bolt 21 of the levers 20and 22 above the center, and then thepull is exerted on the outer end of the corresponding lever 5, thetendency oi which is to pull said outer end downwardly, and at the sametime the pull on the cord is transmitted by means of the rod 29 to thelink 24 and from thence to the link 22, and as a result the gate-frameis pulled upwardly. The inner end of the lever 5, that is pulleddownwardly, pulls upwardly on the corresponding one of the rods 27, andthis pull is transmitted to the gateframe, and as a result the gate isswung upwardly and rearwardly until it assumes a ver tical position, asseen by dotted lines in Fig. 3, with the upper end of the rear bar 16 ofsaid gate occupying a horizontal position and resting upon a suitablebutler located upon the base 1. As this opening movement of the gatetakes place the various links 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26 swing over tothe opposite side of the post 10 and the ends of the links 17 and 18that are pivoted together drop past the center, and as a result the gateis locked in its open position. When either one of thelevers 5 isoperated, the opposite leveris simultaneously moved, so that when onelever occupies an elevated or lowered position the opposite leveroccupies a corresponding position. After the gate has been openedtheperson in the vehicle drives past said gate,

and when the opposite handle 32 has been reached said handle is engagedand the corresponding cord or cable is pulled downwardly a shortdistance. The first result of this pull is to bring the levers 17 and 18out of their locked positions, and then the leverage is applied to thegate by means of the pull of the levers transmitted to the cross-bar 14by is swung out of its vertical position and over past the verticalplane occupied by the posts 2, and then the gate will lower into aclosed position by its own weight, during which movement the operatormaintains his hold upon the handle 32 to prevent the gate from closingtoo fast. Thus the operator with a single pull practically unlocks thegate and then applies leverage thereto for closing it.

Its operation is very simple, and a gate of my improved construction canbe readily closed or opened by a person in a vehicle, and when open thegate is swung into a position entirely to one side of the gate-post.

My improved gate can be operated with. very little exertion, can be verycheaply manufactured, and possesses superior advantanges in point ofsimplicity, durability, and general eificiency.

1. In a farm-gate, a post, a gate hinged at its rear lower corner tosaid post, a double post on each side of the rear end of the gate,pivoted levers operating between said double posts, connections betweenthe inner ends of the levers and the gate,locking-links pivotallysecured to the first-mentioned post, and to the gate, and flexibleconnections from the outer ends of the levers to the lockinglinks;substantially as specified.

' 2. In a farm-gate, a post, a gate hinged at its rear lower corner tosaid post, a double post positioned on each side of the rear end of thegate, pivoted levers operating between said double posts, rodsconnecting the inner ends of said levers to the gate, two sets oflocking-links pivotally held together and arranged between thefirst-mentioned post and the gate so as to hold said gate locked ineither open or closed position, and cables extending from the outer endsof the levers to the locking-links; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB A. MYERS.

Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, E. L. WALLACE.

means of the rods 27, and as a result the gate

